The truth about testing : an educator's call to action /

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Discusses good and bad student testing, shows teachers how to construct accurate methods of assessment and use their results to teach, and explains how teachers can protect themselves and students by educating parents, policy makers, and others about what kinds of testing are effective.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Popham, W. James
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Alexandria, Va. : Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development, ©2001.
Subjects:
Educational tests and measurements > United States.
Education > Standards > United States.
Tests et mesures en éducation > États-Unis.
Éducation > Normes > États-Unis.
Educational testing.
Standards.
EDUCATION > Evaluation.
STUDY AIDS > Tests.
EDUCATION > Testing & Measurement.
Education > Standards
Educational tests and measurements
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Classroom consequences of unsound high-stakes testing
  • Why we test
  • The mystique of standardized measuring instruments
  • Confounded causality
  • Creating large-scale tests that illuminate instructional decisions
  • Getting maximum instructional mileage out of classroom assessment
  • Collecting credible evidence of instructional effectiveness
  • Wrapping up with action options.

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